Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-04

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Ekl e tbs Has Grssk ChnE1h, uhEeh
10 the Rso9 cd enEany tlmes wHs larekzs
oD14Eso1 - Q seasoa a. festive e. -
meu4, ehAraEEeEfxe1 by msaq1erAn1nR
ID fHnkAs1t1 cz1s4nWeN. nuKAn &nG G4na-
fner anG these who we're Isft behInd On
lhs dnpaxsnre c1 to Knamfans, ard be
eEule Anserisan eitixnna b. pafch4sss
eolsin1a The obssxxaEss Of the festival,
N whfch al TIE residents, 81sEasns,
ereaies. sborizinses, e wcil ~ he born
s1bieesso u Uness San. allks pzrttes-
psfk, e4ah cl1ss disilncGly, bat N lie
fnanner. Often parties q . dezsn %
more Unite and psrads IN fancy dress.
kud pfoesed 30 ths residenue Of ssme
friend. where they indulGe IN dane
l1g for an hear O. More, IN , al
masks are Renewed, and after rsfrssA-
menss have besn parsaken. dancing =
sssa1ed End ofle1 osntinned anti TIE
snail hours Of morning are far ad
vznoe& Notably aunonR sash ocsaI-
Fancas 0f the p2sf week Was q Rafhskine,
90 wednesday eEszinR. - ths soms q
DR.. AID Mrs. "a Pitcher. st tie cas-
tins house buildioa, where . R0odly
rumber Of old aud yCunR boys aad
girls kad . vary eEieyabie cnfersain-
ment; and On the following evening .
large party assembled q the United
Statss Oours room, whsEe the liost fan
tastic vas n progress until the morning
koars- Hsrs the scene go eofEeous
snd unique in the var Of drsas, and ar
tissfe 10 The nsoEeuents Of fhe dancers.
--Alankan. Jen. 15fk.
Inc sio0p wsnderer, T. ID. Mcdonald
MASTER, cur readers may remembef, AZ
rived here on the 81 instant. Il waE
the desire of her ognsfs 20 disDosa Of
her here, but as tie pfies Put upoa Der
did net seem 20 eaii fsrth any anxious
bids, they decidsa 70 Fsturn 10 JaneAn
10 andeavor 70 cell her there. Thar left
bare for thai ruFpose on Sunday, the
Oh instapt, baf On reaching Peril
straits thsy we're canRht In q heavy
sQuall, which caFrisd awav tho sleeps
mast, and Is was with the atmesf DIM
Guilty that, With all her QsAF tangled,
they managed 70 head her for the shore,
uhsFs they we're blown IN Q helpless
condition, with the bottom stove in.
Near the spot where they landed ,
number Of Indians had epsampei, BE-
ina on q h1ntinG expedition. These
indians. hayiHg canoe with them,
agreed. as soon a. they we're through
hantinR, 10 bring on the owners Of the
sioop 70 sitka. The latter eathsrrd TO-
Reaher ell the tackle. furniture and ap
puFtenances Of their vessel, and aftsg
burning her came on here in the canoe
% Thursday evening. having made the
voyage Of Nifty miles from early
morning. They had fair wind and
sailed all the var 20 within about i've
miles of SiskA. Mr.. Stevens vas at the
helm st the time Of she accident and
was endeav0rinR 70 weather one Of the
hesdlands and consequently wanted q
good deal Of headWey on the vessel, bal
vas oveEpowered by The comin0 down
Of she tfemsRdous squali.-AlaskaH,
Jas. %.
Alaska IL probably the emily placs an.
der the United States G0veKnmenl
where dogs are probably utilized. HERE
they are hitoned TO sled when snoN
covers the grousd, and made TO do Ia
work Of draft horses.
The AIaskas viii nov have to hsn
d0wn is banner a. to its being ia.
"fartheFest north and vest of all
publication on this continent, as thl
Free PYess claims that honor.
We think from practical observations
| that We are safe in making the assertion
that there is more gold in twenty sqnaE,
miles Of Alaska than In any State O
Territory In the Union, and, too, tim
will show il up.
The steamer Marion was swamped Of
last Friday, by being engulfed by thl
spray blowin0 10 on deck and fret zini
and accommodating, ustil too heavy to b
borne Up. They have nov g,t til
steamer ahoat and think &c viii aeaiI
be IN FunninG order BY 2 iday next.
Col. Dupinsky left juneau on the 3rs
inst. for Chiikst. at which place he take
| charge OF the government school for thl
| winter. He proved 20 be q very success
fol teacher at the sshool in Ounalgska
and no douht viii prove the sane owe
tie one to which b. has been transferred
Carnival closed down az u midnieh
on Sunday last, bat during the eveninG
very few maskeFs we're to be seen on th.
streets and but Q small number attend
ed the dances.
Peter WyburR. one Of our most enter
pTisinR citiz-ns, has commenced th.
erection of q handsome and oammed
ious residence, IN fact. when fintshed, u
Vill Be the GDest dwelling house 10 tn,
city. The building is between SevarC
apd Franklin streets, and will cost ab1ul
$4,000. Judge Williams will occupy
the house.
Many Of our boys will try their lael
In the Yukon country this summer. Al
who have gone in there and returned
seem 10 think that section of Alaska /
bonapxa. We bear Den on the streetl
remark: "Well. think In try the Yu
kon psxt summer; RS tough trip. kur
doa't knew Of any quicker or easiel
way Of mskinR 3 thousand or two dol
lars BY next fall"
On list Sunday evsnlnR VIM. Camp
bell, assistant foreman IN the Ire dwell
mine, met With very serious accident
Il was his basiness to put in the fuss
and FIRE Ell she blast, bat il seems ans
failed 10 20 OF. when Mr.. Campbell
descended the shaft, and II 10 supposed
that while be vas engaged IN picking Il
out Il exploded. When the unfortunate
mau was f0uRG he was unconscious
having been struck IN the head witk
sufficient force 10 fra0ture the skull
Drs. Wyman and Simpson dressed ths
wound. aud say he will probably recov
er. He is neg in Sc. AnnS hospital
under the care Of the Sisters. who vii
do everything In their power TO alleviat.
bic suGsFinRs.
James Mcneil, an old Cassiar miner
died al sanean on Jan. l7th, after Q lin
gerine illness. He w-s about 50 year.
| OF age. He Vas born 10 Scotland, and
bis parents emiRFated 20 Canada. Hi
widowed mothes and family are believ
ed 70 still reside 10 Paisley, Canada
Akout twenty years a0e Mr.. Mcneil
being the eldest child. left home fer the
West. After lnmbsrina In California
be mined In Oariboo and CAESAR
whence be drifted 10 Alaska, and hai
/ lived in aad about Junean for about six
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